C9 Chapter 9

"Hi Bella, how are you?" Doctor said

"I am good but the stomach pain is getting worst," I said feeling nervous because of the result

"Ok Bella, why did your fiancé not follow you," she said but I feel more nervous because she knows what is happening between me and Jack maybe what she wants to say is not good

"He is busy," I said

"First of all Bella, y…. you let me start this way"

"Please doctor tell me anything and everything so I can know what to do next, please I don't want anything to happen to my baby and I don't want you to hide anything from me about my health," I said looking at her

"Ok first of all Bella you have to stop working because now your baby is so stressful and you are now in seven months and you need a lot of rest," she said worriedly "You have anemia and there are some complications with your pregnancy" immediately she said that I let the tears I am holding back since to fall, she then stands up from her seat and sit beside me and hold my hand

"It is not serious if you use your medicine regularly and you can give birth naturally if not you have to deliver through caesarian I mean surgery" she releases my hand then hug me and pats my back to calm me down

When I get home, I prepare food to eat to take the medical doctor to prescribe for me, my phone rings I check the caller and it is Annie because when she called in the afternoon I told her that I am going to hear about the result from the hospital and she told me she promised to call me back in the night when I get home, I pick up the call and explain everything to her, her first statement is "Oh my God" she told me a lot of things to encourage me that everything will be fine, she also said she is sorry that she is not here with me, we talk a lot after that and hang up. After dinner, I told Jack that I want to tell him something

"Jack please I want to talk to you"

"What"

"Some days ago that I told you that I am in pain and it happens every midnight, so my doctor run some test, I went there today for the result" I raised my head up to hold my tears " doctor said I have anemia and I have some complications if am good before delivery I will deliver naturally if not I will have to go through surgery to deliver my baby," I said letting my tears fall

"Oh I am so sorry for that, please don't cry" he sits beside me and hold my hand "What did she say that you should do?"

"She said I need a lot of rest and I should take the medicine she prescribes for me regularly then there won't be any problem" I reply to him

"Ok no problem, make sure you should take your medicine regularly as the doctor said, everything will be alright," he said

"Thank you," I said

"Have you get the medicine or I should go and get it now?" he asked

"I have already get it on my way coming home, Thank you"

After our conversation, he went to his room and I clear all the dish and clean the kitchen I take a bottle of water with me because the doctor said I should make sure to drink water regularly, she also lists the food I can eat and food I can't eat. I must not eat salty and spicy food. I went to my room and say my prayer then sleep.

I did not mention to him that the doctor said I should working because he will say that he already told me before to stop working and he may cause another argument.

Two months later

I am walking up and down the hospital hallway, I am having contraction every twenty minutes and Jack is also with me, Doctor Emily said I have to dilate up to 10cm but my water has not broken yet, the pain is unbearable that I am trying my best to do some exercise for the water to break, she said I can give birth with normal delivery, Jack is beside me walking with me. I am happy that he is with me right now, the time now is 11 am.

I feel the first contraction at 8 in the morning when I want to prepare breakfast for Jack, yes I am still preparing breakfast and dinner for him but if I said I can't that I am tired he will not say anything when I feel the first contraction, then the pain increases so he drives me down to the hospital. I lie down on the bed because my leg is paining me and I am feeling weak then the doctor gave me an IV drip, still the pain did not decrease, one of the nurses check my baby in the scan and said she is fine. After 5 hours doctor Emily said she will have to break the water by herself and put one long rod inside my vaginal and I feel wetness underneath me. I try all best and do some exercise, after another 4 hours, I reach 10 cm.

"Bella now your baby is feeling weak you have to push now," she said

"Ok" I try to push again

"Breath in and out three times the relax a little bit and then push when I told you to and one of them is pushing my belly down

"Ok," I said feeling weak

"Now push," she said

Haaaaaa I push soon I hear my baby cry a little the doctor said she is weak that is why she did not cry louder and put her on my chest I look at my baby face then tears fell from the corner of my eyes and I said "Thank God" and she cut the umbilical cord since Jack is not here with me, he said he can't stay with me that he is scared, I saw my baby and she is so tiny and cute, she has the eye color of Jack grey eye, when she looks at me all my worries fly away, then one of the nurses take her away to clean her and instantly I fell asleep

I was discharged after four days due to the complication and I am very weak, Jack's mum and sisters came to visit and help me in a lot of things. I call my parents on a video call and they saw their grandchild since they can't come they don't have money to come and I also don't have that amount of money to send to them.

After 3 months of given birth to my beautiful daughter Mia, she is my life she looks so much like me but has the eye color of Jack. She's my life. She's my source of motivation and I promise myself to always do my best to give her a good life, a life far better than mine. Things did not get better between me and Jack but he plays with his daughter when he comes back from work, but when I want to do something like cooking or cleaning and I tell him to look after her he will say he is tired that he can't look after her is either I should back her(in my country Nigeria we put our baby on our back and put wrapper to secure the baby not to fall down) or I put her in her pram and set her beside me in the kitchen, it is like we are stranger living in the same apartment, I always feel suffocated at home but my daughter keeps me going. I told him that I want to start work that he should pay for Mia's daycare because I don’t have enough money with me anymore because I spent all on baby stuff like food, diaper, clothes, toys, and some other things, but he said he don’t have money to pay for daycare because he is paying the house rent and he still have some debt to pay. He treat me like a nobody, I don't have any say in whatever he does but if I want to do anything I have to tell him or if I want to go anywhere I have to tell him first even if I went to the supermarket only not any other place without calling or telling him first and he knows about it he will be so angry. He can't take the responsibility of her daughter but he wants to make a decision about my life, idiot fellow.

He said I should not work that he did not want me to work then after he pays his debt he will provide everything for us but I told him that I can't sit at home and I will also want to send money to my parent and there are some things that I will need urgently and he will not be around, but he insists that I should not work, he said I am meant to take care of the house.

Annie came to visit me and she is so happy that the meet her goddaughter, for the time she is here I feel relaxed that I have someone to talk to and when she is going back, she gave me money to spend, I am so happy and I thank her for all what he has done for me I told her that I will surely repay her back, she said she did do anything for me but for her goddaughter Mia.